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The deprivation of civil rights like work, consent to medical treatment, singing binding contracts, etc. to people under the age of 14, 16, or 18 without evidence that people under that age lack the mental capacity to make decisions using the same standards we use to judge people incompetent. I would like to see a Constitutional amendment forbidding this discriminatory practice. Many of the counterarguments greatly resemble those given historically towards women and racial minorities that were considered socially acceptable at that time. The evidence from the classic era of cognitive psychology, such as that done by Jean Piaget, and moral development as outlined in Kohlberg's stages of moral development, seem to show that adolescents are similar in their reasoning ability as adults. So I would like to see legal protection for those 13 years of age and older forbidding them from being treated as children, when the balance of evidence shows they are not.
What are some things you think should be illegal or to an extent are but should be given much harsher punishment? A few I can think of:
Alcohol.
Cigarettes.
Men that harass women should be given minimum 5-10 years in prison.
Men that deceive women should be given hard labor.
Weed.
Dip.
Lobbying.
Hate speech/racism said online.
Raising children to believe in one religion over all others
religious schools
For profit health insurance
Tenure
Scalpers
Gerrymandering
anti-vaxxers
Using Animals for food source and clothing etc.
Internal oversight of complaints against police.
The fact that corporations have and do have say in politics (for years) is something that should also be illegal. No under-the-table favors. No agendas. The country should not be run by the suits only caring about their money over the benefit of the people that live there. If there turns out to be any influence that lead to national decisions, it should be immediately stamped out and the people behind this should have the book thrown at them.
Lets see.. it appears liberty isn't very high on your list there.
How about throwing people in jail for starting stupid threads...... Waste of a good mouse click......
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Originally Posted by Nepenthe
Yah, now I realize this account is used for parody posts. It's actually kind of funny though so outlandish as to lose any subversiveness.
Agreed, so completely stupid that I can't even really get upset.
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